I threaten my parents with an "Internet License," telling them I'll revoke it if they ever get a virus from clicking on a dumb email attachment. It helps keep the aware of suspicious emails and they tend to ask me when they're confronted with something that doesn't seem right.
Whatever happened to copying for personal use? What about those of us who might record something because we're unable to glue ourselves to the TV for every program?
I thought this is why VCRs were invented in the first place. And wasn't this issue dealt with during the Sony trial back in the day?
If halting support on old operating systems is any indicator, Microsoft's predicting their own demise. It hasn't even been a full year since they cut support for many of the old Windows' products, as well as announcing the end-of-life for Windows 2000... and all that before they'd released their next enterprise product. RedHat waited until AFTER releasing their new Advanced Server to announce the discontinuation of support for the Redhat 9 and below.
Not necessarily... if cancer builds an immunity to the virus, it is possible that it can be spread to offspring. So, 50 years from now, the current cancer-killing-virus might be ineffective in treating cancer.
Hopefully this won't create any kind of virus-resistant cancer. As if normal cancer isn't bad enough, we sure as heck don't need a mutant super-cancer running around.
This version was released the same day as 1.3.29 earlier in the week, Wednesday, I believe. Perhaps future posters would consider combining this news into one post.
I have a good friend who is a CG major at Purdue. There were always difficulties in trying to get even simple animation projects rendered in a timely manner. This is a great resource for students who are really trying to get their projects done in a snap, who can see the results of their efforts a little sooner than a full day later.
PHP has been solidified for a few months with Apache 2.0.x. As far as mod_perl goes, they've been slow (6 months between releases) to even put out pre-releases. I can't say I blame them. There's been so much hype around the development of Perl 6 (more specifically, the Perl 6 runtime), that the mod_perl guys have to be wondering about their product's expected lifetime.
FWIW, I've used the mod_perl 1.99 dev code without any issue on a server that handles a significant load of authentication. While doing that, even basic mod_perl functionality was shifting. I tend to think that the mod_perl slowdown isn't due to Apache's APIs, but due to their own.
I'd use mod_perl if I were on Linux/Unix, because of the easier compile. I'm also waiting out for mod_perl 2. I'm actually a Perl and PHP guy, but it's always nice to be able to sit back in a comfortable operating environment and learn a new web technology. I'm not very keen on forking out for a copy of MS Server 2003.
Secondly, I've heard of Parrot (I've been a quiet observer on the perl6-devel list for almost 2 years!). I realize that there's even a mod_parrot initiative, but I really think that it's meant for the languages that are written to utilize Parrot, not necessarily those which are grandfathered in using byte-code translators and what-not. IMHO, mod_perl (mod_python and mod_ruby too) will be replaced by mod_parrot.
Actually, I don't use the MS IDEs. My purpose is to have another free option available to me as a programmer. I'm unemployed and I'm always looking for ways to learn new technologies. If anyone out there thinks that an unemployed software developer is going to buy a copy of Windows Server 2003 just to learn how to develop for ASP.Net, they've got another thing coming.
My biggest gripe with these new Microsoft technologies is the lack of good (free, easily accessible) documentation compared to about 2-4 years ago. I'm really hoping that these open source projects can bring some better documentation. The Mono project links deeply to the MS docs for the class libraries, which is a great start.
...if MS where to shut down the Mono project. The last few releases have really come a long way and I, for one, am looking forward to the day when I can use Mono on Windows as a complete replacement for the MS.Net binaries.
A very worthwhile effort is the mod_mono subproject, which aims for Apache integration, allowing us Apache users to dish out ASP.Net faster and more securely than IIS.
Mozilla 1.4 wouldn't work, yet IE 6 did. It's a strange world we live in. In my experience, it's much more difficult to get IE to work the way that you want it, especially if you code according to W3 standards.
Speaking as an unemployed software engineer, it's great to know that some *really talented* researchers out there came up with an encryption scheme that couldn't at least outlast the sharpie-decryption method. "It would be nice to have that kind of job security" -Samir
I think the really wacky part is that SunnComm is suing somebody for showing that their software isn't capable of doing it's job effectively. This would be like Microsoft suing everyone who found a flaw in Windows. I know Microsoft has a large legal department, but even this is a stretch.
I'd call this like gambling without understanding the odds or the possible outcomes. The idea that either SCO gets lots of money or Linux dies seems like an awfully narrowed perception.
Sometimes I wish I could find these people who invest based on this information and sell them some of my magic beans.
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Philosophy is very important to the topics of security according to the good Dr. Spafford's graduate program:
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http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/education/graduate_p
... it was called a... "Jump to conclusions" mat [crooked smile]
Sorry, I had to make the joke.
...the key signs you! Sorry, it was too easy to pass up.
I threaten my parents with an "Internet License," telling them I'll revoke it if they ever get a virus from clicking on a dumb email attachment. It helps keep the aware of suspicious emails and they tend to ask me when they're confronted with something that doesn't seem right.
Whatever happened to copying for personal use? What about those of us who might record something because we're unable to glue ourselves to the TV for every program?
I thought this is why VCRs were invented in the first place. And wasn't this issue dealt with during the Sony trial back in the day?
The gcc option is -ffast-math, which enables a host of math "optimizations".
If halting support on old operating systems is any indicator, Microsoft's predicting their own demise. It hasn't even been a full year since they cut support for many of the old Windows' products, as well as announcing the end-of-life for Windows 2000... and all that before they'd released their next enterprise product. RedHat waited until AFTER releasing their new Advanced Server to announce the discontinuation of support for the Redhat 9 and below.
Not necessarily... if cancer builds an immunity to the virus, it is possible that it can be spread to offspring. So, 50 years from now, the current cancer-killing-virus might be ineffective in treating cancer.
Hopefully this won't create any kind of virus-resistant cancer. As if normal cancer isn't bad enough, we sure as heck don't need a mutant super-cancer running around.
See this.
This version was released the same day as 1.3.29 earlier in the week, Wednesday, I believe. Perhaps future posters would consider combining this news into one post.
I have a good friend who is a CG major at Purdue. There were always difficulties in trying to get even simple animation projects rendered in a timely manner. This is a great resource for students who are really trying to get their projects done in a snap, who can see the results of their efforts a little sooner than a full day later.
PHP has been solidified for a few months with Apache 2.0.x. As far as mod_perl goes, they've been slow (6 months between releases) to even put out pre-releases. I can't say I blame them. There's been so much hype around the development of Perl 6 (more specifically, the Perl 6 runtime), that the mod_perl guys have to be wondering about their product's expected lifetime.
FWIW, I've used the mod_perl 1.99 dev code without any issue on a server that handles a significant load of authentication. While doing that, even basic mod_perl functionality was shifting. I tend to think that the mod_perl slowdown isn't due to Apache's APIs, but due to their own.
I'd use mod_perl if I were on Linux/Unix, because of the easier compile. I'm also waiting out for mod_perl 2. I'm actually a Perl and PHP guy, but it's always nice to be able to sit back in a comfortable operating environment and learn a new web technology. I'm not very keen on forking out for a copy of MS Server 2003. Secondly, I've heard of Parrot (I've been a quiet observer on the perl6-devel list for almost 2 years!). I realize that there's even a mod_parrot initiative, but I really think that it's meant for the languages that are written to utilize Parrot, not necessarily those which are grandfathered in using byte-code translators and what-not. IMHO, mod_perl (mod_python and mod_ruby too) will be replaced by mod_parrot.
Actually, I don't use the MS IDEs. My purpose is to have another free option available to me as a programmer. I'm unemployed and I'm always looking for ways to learn new technologies. If anyone out there thinks that an unemployed software developer is going to buy a copy of Windows Server 2003 just to learn how to develop for ASP.Net, they've got another thing coming.
My biggest gripe with these new Microsoft technologies is the lack of good (free, easily accessible) documentation compared to about 2-4 years ago. I'm really hoping that these open source projects can bring some better documentation. The Mono project links deeply to the MS docs for the class libraries, which is a great start.
...if MS where to shut down the Mono project. The last few releases have really come a long way and I, for one, am looking forward to the day when I can use Mono on Windows as a complete replacement for the MS.Net binaries.
A very worthwhile effort is the mod_mono subproject, which aims for Apache integration, allowing us Apache users to dish out ASP.Net faster and more securely than IIS.
Mozilla 1.4 wouldn't work, yet IE 6 did. It's a strange world we live in. In my experience, it's much more difficult to get IE to work the way that you want it, especially if you code according to W3 standards.
Speaking as an unemployed software engineer, it's great to know that some *really talented* researchers out there came up with an encryption scheme that couldn't at least outlast the sharpie-decryption method. "It would be nice to have that kind of job security" -Samir
I think the really wacky part is that SunnComm is suing somebody for showing that their software isn't capable of doing it's job effectively. This would be like Microsoft suing everyone who found a flaw in Windows. I know Microsoft has a large legal department, but even this is a stretch.
I'd call this like gambling without understanding the odds or the possible outcomes. The idea that either SCO gets lots of money or Linux dies seems like an awfully narrowed perception. Sometimes I wish I could find these people who invest based on this information and sell them some of my magic beans.
If only I had a robotic wife who could fetch me another beer...
I grabbed the UHH from the MIT guy and threw it on a Purdue server. Download away.
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http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~anthontj/random/ugh.pd